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An informal line of credit and a revolving credit agreement are similar except that the line of credit creates a legal obligation for the bank and thus is a more reliable source of funds for the borrower.

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As a rule, managers should try to always use the free component of trade credit but should use the costly component only if the cost of this credit is lower than the cost of credit from other sources.

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The concept of permanent current operating assets reflects the fact that some components of current assets do not shrink to zero even when a business is at its seasonal or cyclical low. Thus, permanent current operating assets represent a minimum level of current assets that must be financed.

A firm buys on terms of 2/8, net 45 days, it does not take discounts, and it actually pays after 58 days. What is the effective annual percentage cost of its non-free trade credit? (Use a 365-day year.)

A firm buys on terms of 3/15, net 45. It does not take the discount, and it generally pays after 60 days. What is the nominal annual percentage cost of its non-free trade credit, based on a 365-day year?

Accruals are "spontaneous," but unfortunately, due to law and economic forces, firms have little control over the level of these accounts.

Zarruk Construction's DSO is 50 days (on a 365-day basis) , accounts receivable are $100 million, and its balance sheet shows inventory of $125 million. What is the inventory turnover ratio?

Margetis Inc. carries an average inventory of $750,000. Its annual sales are $10 million, its cost of goods sold is 75% of annual sales, and its average collection period is twice as long as its inventory conversion period. The firm buys on terms of net 30 days, and it pays on time. Its new CFO wants to decrease the cash conversion cycle by 10 days, based on a 365-day year. He believes he can reduce the average inventory to $647,260 with no effect on sales. By how much must the firm also reduce its accounts receivable to meet its goal in the reduction of the cash conversion cycle?

Synchronization of cash flows is an important cash management technique, as proper synchronization can reduce the required cash balance and increase a firm's profitability.

Dewey Corporation has the following data, in thousands. Assuming a 365-day year, what is the firm's cash conversion cycle?

For a firm that makes heavy use of net float, being able to forecast collections and disbursement check clearings is essential.

Dimon Products' sales are expected to be $5 million this year, with 90% on credit and 10% for cash. Sales are expected to grow at a stable, steady rate of 10% annually in the future. Dimon's accounts receivable balance will remain constant at the current level, because the 10% cash sales can be used to support the 10% growth rate, other things held constant.

Romano Inc. has the following data. What is the firm's cash conversion cycle?

Whitmer Inc. sells to customers all over the U.S., and all receipts come in to its headquarters in New York City. The firm's average accounts receivable balance is $2.5 million, and they are financed by a bank loan at an 11% annual interest rate. The firm is considering setting up a regional lockbox system to speed up collections, and it believes this would reduce receivables by 20%. If the annual cost of the system is $15,000, what pre-tax net annual savings would be realized?

The four primary elements in a firm's credit policy are (1) credit standards, (2) discounts offered, (3) credit period, and (4) collection policy.

Edison Inc. has annual sales of $36,500,000, or $100,000 a day on a 365-day basis. The firm's cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. On average, the company has $9,000,000 in inventory and $8,000,000 in accounts receivable. The firm is looking for ways to shorten its cash conversion cycle. Its CFO has proposed new policies that would result in a 20% reduction in both average inventories and accounts receivable. She also anticipates that these policies would reduce sales by 10%, while the payables deferral period would remain unchanged at 35 days. What effect would these policies have on the company's cash conversion cycle? Round to the nearest whole day.

Suppose the credit terms offered to your firm by its suppliers are 2/10 net 30 days. Your firm is not taking discounts, but is paying after 25 days instead of waiting until Day 30. You point out that the nominal cost of not taking the discount and paying on Day 30 is approximately 37%. But since your firm is neither taking discounts nor paying on the due date, what is the effective annual percentage cost (not the nominal cost) of its costly trade credit, using a 365-day year?

The facts (1) that no explicit interest is paid on accruals and (2) that the firm can control the level of these accounts at will makes them an attractive source of funding to meet working capital needs.

Which of the following is NOT directly reflected in the cash budget of a firm that is in the zero tax bracket?

Data on Wentz Inc. for 2008 are shown below, along with the payables deferral period (PDP) for the firms against which it benchmarks. The firm's new CFO believes that the company could delay payments enough to increase its PDP to the benchmarks' average. If this were done, by how much would payables increase? Use a 365-day year.